1982 Commonwealth Games
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{{Commonwealth Games |
Name = 12th Commonwealth Games |
Logo =|[[Image:Brisbanecommonwealthgameslogo.JPG]]
Size = 250 |
Host city = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] |
Motto = The Friendly Games|
Nations participating = 45 Nations of the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]|
Athletes participating = 1,580 |
Events = 143 events in 12 sports |
Opening ceremony = [[September 30]], [[1982]] |
Closing ceremony = [[October 9]], [[1982]]|
Officially opened by = [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|The Duke of Edinburgh]]|
Queen's Baton = [[Raelene Boyle]] |
Stadium = [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|QEII Stadium]]
}}
The '''[[1982]] [[Commonwealth Games]]''' were held in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]] from [[30 September]]—[[9 October]] [[1982]]. The Opening Ceremony was held at the [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|QEII Stadium]] (named for [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]). The stadium, which was later renamed the ANZ [[Stadium]], is now called the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. The stadium, which is at the Brisbane suburb of [[Nathan, Queensland|Nathan]], was also the venue which was used for the [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]] and [[archery]] competitions during the Games.<ref>[http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=5 Information on QEII Stadium, the arena used for the games]</ref>
The Chairman of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was [[Edward Williams (judge)|Sir Edward Williams KCMG, KBE]]. Sir Edward later became the Commissioner General of [[Expo '88]]. He was also the Chairman of the [[Queensland Turf Club]] in the 80's until the early 90's.
The 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo was designed by [[Hugh Edwards (logo designer)|Hugh Edwards]],<ref>[http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Logo.htm The Games' Logo]</ref> who was the winner of a nation-wide competition held in 1978. The symbol is derived from the form of a bounding kangaroo. The three bands, forming stylized A's (for Australia), are in colours which are common to flags of many Commonwealth countries.
Matilda the [[kangaroo]] [[mascot]] for the 1982 Commonwealth Games was represented by a cartoon kangaroo,<ref>[http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Mascot.htm Information on the mascot of the Games]</ref> and a gigantic 13-metre (42 feet 8 inches) high mechanical "[[wink]]ing" kangaroo, who travelled around the stadium and [[wink]]ed at the crowd, and the [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]].
==Highlights==
The 1982 Games were held from 30 September to 9 October, 1982, and included athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling.<ref>[http://www.topendsports.com/events/commonwealth-games/hosts/brisbane.htm Dates and general informatin on the Games]</ref>
===Opening Ceremony - 30 September===
{{Main|1982 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony}}
The ceremony at the [[Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre|QEII Stadium]] was held on a fine but extremely windy day.
===Day 1 — (held on 1 October)===
The first event of the Games was 100 km Road Trial in cycling. [[England]] won the [[Gold Medal]] in the event, and Australia won the [[Silver Medal]] — coming second to England by only six seconds.
Other sports which were contested on the first day of competition included swimming and diving, weightlifting, shooting and bowls.
===Day 2 — (held on 2 October)===
Sports contested included swimming, diving, weightlifting, shooting, cycling, bowls and archery.
The day was marred by both Australia and [[Canada]] being disqualified in the 4 x 100 metres relay in swimming (both problems occurring during change-overs. The medals awarded for this race went to England, Scotland and [[New Zealand]].
===Day 3 — (held on 3 October)===
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===Day 4 — (held on 4 October)===
Sports contested included swimming, diving, ŕcycling, athletics, archery, hammer throwing and shooting.
The day was marred when Canada was again disqualified, this time in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay. Canada protested against the winners, Australia, as well as against their own disqualification.
===Day 5 — (held on 5 October)===
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===Day 6 — (held on 6 October)===
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===Day 7 — (held on 7 October)===
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===Day 8 — (held on 8 October)===
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===Day 9 — (held on 9 October)===
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[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth]] closed the Games during a colourful ceremony, which included parachute jumpers (who had originally been also intended as part of the Opening Ceremony display) jumping and landing in a special target area within the stadium and red, white and blue balloons. Matilda the Kangaroo also winked at the Queen. Following the closing of the Games, the Queen and Duke left the stand to be driven from the stadium. However, nobody wanted the Games to end and the Australian team formed a 'guard of honour' and ran beside and behind the car in which Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were travelling, as the car circled the stadium several times before finally leaving. Team members from other countries also joined in the running after the royal car.
== Sports ==
Sports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included the following:
: [[Athletics (track and field)|Athletics]] | [[Archery]] | [[Badminton]] | [[Bowls]] | [[Boxing]] | [[Cycling at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Cycling]] |
: [[Shooting sports|Shooting]] | [[Swimming]] | [[Diving]] | [[Weightlifting]] | [[Wrestling]]
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==Medals table==
This is the full table of the '''medal count''' of the '''1982 Commonwealth Games'''. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the [[IOC]], [[IAAF]] and [[BBC]].
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
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| 1 ||align=left| {{flag|Australia}} || 39 || 39 || 29 || 107
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{flag|England}} || 38 || 38 || 32 || 108
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{flag|Canada}} || 26 || 23 || 33 || 82
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{flag|Scotland}} || 8 || 6 || 12 || 26
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{flag|New Zealand}} || 5 || 8 || 13 || 26
|-
| 6 ||align=left| {{flag|India}} || 5 || 8 || 3 || 16
|-
| 7 ||align=left| {{flag|Nigeria}} || 5 || 0 || 8 || 13
|-
| 8 ||align=left| {{flag|Wales}} || 4 || 4 || 1 || 9
|-
| 9 ||align=left| {{flag|Kenya}} || 4 || 2 || 4 || 10
|-
| 10 ||align=left| {{flag|Bahamas}} || 2 || 2 || 2 || 6
|-
| 11 ||align=left| {{flag|Jamaica}} || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4
|-
| 12 ||align=left| {{flag|Tanzania}} || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5
|-
| 13 ||align=left| {{flag|Malaysia}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|-
|rowspan=3| 14 ||align=left| {{flag|Fiji}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Hong Kong|colonial}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Zimbabwe}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1
|-
| 17 ||align=left| {{flag|Northern Ireland}} || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6
|-
| 18 ||align=left| {{flag|Uganda}} || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3
|-
| 19 ||align=left| {{flag|Zambia}} || 0 || 1 || 5 || 6
|-
| 20 ||align=left| {{flag|Guernsey}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|-
|rowspan=3| 21 ||align=left| {{flag|Bermuda}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Singapore}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|align=left| {{flag|Swaziland}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
!colspan=2| Total !! 143 !! 141 !! 153 !! 437
|}
===Medals by Event===
For information about individual medal winners and events, see:
* [[Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[Athletics medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[Archery medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[Badminton medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]
* [[Swimmimg medal winners at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]
== See also ==
*[[1982 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony]]
*[[Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games]]
*[[Australia at the Commonwealth Games]]
== Participating Nations ==
[[Image:Commonwealth games 1982 countries map.PNG|left|thumb|220px|Countries and places which competed at the 1982 games]]
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|align="center"| '''[[Commonwealth Games Association]]s''' at the '''1982 Commonwealth Games in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]'''
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[[Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Australia]] | [[Bahamas at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Bahamas]] | [[Barbados at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Barbados]] | [[Bermuda at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Bermuda]] | [[Botswana at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Botswana]] | [[Canada at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Canada]] | [[Cayman Islands at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Cayman Islands]] | [[Cyprus at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Cyprus]] | [[England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|England]] | <br>[[Falkland Islands at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Falkland Islands]] | [[Fiji at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Fiji]] | [[The Gambia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|The Gambia]] | [[Ghana at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Ghana]] | [[Gibraltar at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Gibraltar]] | [[Guernsey at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Guernsey]] | [[Guyana at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Guyana]] | [[Hong Kong at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Hong Kong]] | [[India at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|India]] | [[Isle of Man at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Isle of Man]] | [[Jamaica at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Jamaica]] | [[Jersey at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Jersey]] | [[Kenya at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Kenya]] | [[Malaŵi at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Malaŵi]] | [[Malaysia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Malaysia]] | [[Malta at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Malta]] | [[Mauritius at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Mauritius]] | [[New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|New Zealand]] | [[Nigeria at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Nigeria]] | [[Northern Ireland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Northern Ireland]] | <br>[[Papua New Guinea at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Papua New Guinea]] | [[Saint Helena at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|St Helena]] | [[Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Scotland]] | [[Singapore at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Singapore]] | [[Solomon Islands at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Solomon Islands]] | [[Sri Lanka at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Sri Lanka]] | [[Swaziland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Swaziland]] | [[United Republic of Tanzania at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Tanzania]] | <br>[[Tonga at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Tonga]] | [[Trinidad and Tobago at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Trinidad and Tobago]] | [[Uganda at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Uganda]] | [[Vanuatu at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Vanuatu]] | [[Wales at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Wales]] | [[Western Samoa at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Western Samoa]] | [[Zambia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Zambia]] | [[Zimbabwe at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Zimbabwe]]
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* 45 Commonwealth nations and territories took part at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.<ref>[http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/CompetingCountries.htm Competing Countries 1982 List of nations that took part in the 1982 Games]</ref>
== Bids for the 1982 Commonwealth Games ==
In 1976, the bidding cities for the XIIth Commonwealth Games were: Lagos (Nigeria), Brisbane (Australia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Birmingham (England). Brisbane won the rights to stage the Games.
==References==
* "''XII Commonwealth Games - The Official Pictorial History''" —Channel 9 "Today Nonight", O & B Holdings Pty. Ltd., (1982)
== Notes ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/Templates/Games_PastGames_1982.htm Official website of the 1982 games]
* [http://www.commonwealthgames.com Commonwealth Games Federation]
* [http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/ Australian Commonwealth Games Association]
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